MCDB 351 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-2: Franz Nissl, Golgi'S Method, Golgi Apparatus

• School: U of M
• Department: Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
• Course: MCDB 351
• Professor: Kwoon Wong

Document Summary

H o w d o we s t ud y ne ur o ns : h is tology. S tudy of tis s ue s tructure. G olgi s tain: f acilitates the vis ualiz ation of entire neuron, including the dendrites and axons, s ilver chromate s electively labels only a s mall percentage of neurons. S o ma (c ell b ody: t he nucleus. Major s ite for protein s ynthes is: r ough endoplas mic reticulum, p rotein s ynthes is als o takes place on free ribos omes. S mooth e r and g olgi a pparatus. 3rd edition: s ites for preparing/s orting proteins for delivery to different cell regions (trafficking) and regulating s ubs tances. Bouton (button in french: a xoplas mic trans port: A nterograde trans port (s oma to terminal) a nd r etrograde trans port (terminal to s oma)